a global language English is spoken in most parts of the world‚ for instance in Great Britain‚ the USA‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ New Zealand and in many more countries. Moreover in African states English serves as main form of communication. English is‚ after the Chinese one‚ the language most people speak and it is the most popular second language and foreign language pupils learn in school. The English language is often named as a “killer language” that wipes out smaller languages and their
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The Garífuna Language Day by day the World becomes more interconnected‚ we talk to people from other countries in languages that usually are not our native tongue‚ multi linguists now outnumber mono linguists and around 25% of the world ’s countries recognise two or languages as official (see Pearson). English has become the Lingua Franca of the world and native languages are starting to disappear. The fewer the number of speakers the quicker. One language that seems to have reversed the trend
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A TERM PAPER WRITING ON READING FAILURE IN NIGERIA I DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this write up to the almighty God for giving me the privilege and knowledge to make this a success‚ to my parents for their sponsorship in all aspect of life and to my pastor‚ for being a great mentor in terms of hard work
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a result of a globalized business environment‚ companies such as Shell operate in a number of international markets‚and consequently enounter various risks not normally attributed with domestic markets (Beck 1993). In developing countries such as Nigeria the regulatory frameworks may exist but are not adequatley enforced. Hence‚The intent of CSR activities performed by multinationals are not always well determined‚ And powerful multinationals such as Shell have emerged as the major players in this
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Language plays a vital role in the teaching and learning process in all subjects. English‚ as the known international language‚ is the most common medium utilized in the school systems. According to the report of the British Council and University of Oxford’s department of education‚ English language is increasingly becoming the lingua franca of education institutions across the world – from primary schools to higher education. Materials such as books and journals are written in English‚ including
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Solutions to Ethnic Conflicts Scholars of International Security have been trying to develop a theoretical approach to explain the causes of ethnic conflict for a long time. These studies have led to contentious debates but have also probed so deeply that their findings help shed new light on these issues‚ providing better understanding and possible solutions. Ethnic groups are defined as a community of people who share cultural and linguistic characteristics including religion‚ language‚ history
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A History Of Genocide Nigeria Synopsis Nigeria Synopsis Nigeria starts it ’s existence much like other African countries drawn up mostly for a land claim‚ with little or no thought given to those people who reside in it ’s actual boundaries. With many different ethnic groups within its boundaries Nigeria appears both as very diverse and very unstable. The 3 predominant groups are the Igbo in the southeast
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Religious groups are all similar to each other‚ but they do have their differences as well. Jehovah’s Witnesses is one that comes to mind when I think of a religious groups that is different. They stand out to me because of things I have seen or read about. Jehovah’s Witnesses will go to people’s home at they want to spread the word about their religion. Jehovah’s Witnesses followers find that going to people’s home is a way to honor their religion. Jehovah’s Witnesses worship God and believe he
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of Capital Market on Economic Growth in Nigeria (19802008) Usman Owolabi Akeem‚ Phd Faculty of ManagementScience‚PMB4000‚ LAUTECH‚Ogbomoso‚Nigeria e-mail-labisky@yahoo.com‚ Tel:+2348036675099 Abstract The capital markets play important roles in the economy growth of the market. A well functioning market insures that both corporation and investors get or receive fair prices for their securities. It examine the impact of capital market on the Nigeria economy and also examine how stock exchange
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By the year 2040‚ the greater part of Americans will be ethnic minorities - the minorities will have turned into the larger part. An interesting new time-slip map demonstrates the expansion in the non-white populace over the decades. It begins with 1990 and after that predicts up to 2020‚ 2030 and 2040. ’Numerous in the still-lion’s share white populace and political foundation don’t see themselves reflected in the characteristics of America’s youngsters. ’They are speaking much more about
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